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Fuel depot ablaze near key Crimea bridge in Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

A fuel depot caught fire early Wednesday morning (3 May) near a bridge connecting Russia's mainland to Crimea, a Russian government official reported. Days earlier, Moscow had blamed Ukraine for a fire that broke out in an oil depot at Sevastopol.In videos posted to Russian social media, flames and black smoke billowed from what appeared as large tanks emblazoned in red with the warning "Flammable".VeniaminKondratyev said that the fire was classified as having the highest level of difficulty on Telegram, noting that no one had been injured.Kondratyev confirmed that the fire broke out in Volna village. The village is located near the Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait. This bridge connects the mainland with the Crimean Peninsula that was annexed by Russia in 2014.This incident occurred just days after a Russian fuel depot in Sevastopol, Crimea was set on fire by a drone attack in what Moscow deemed a Ukrainian strike.Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the Sevastopol attacks...

Israelis block roads in protest against Netanyahu legal plan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis blocked roads and demonstrated on Thursday against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, hoping to ramp up pressure on lawmakers after parliament reconvened this week following a month-long recess.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paused the overhaul in March after intense pressure and the opposing sides are trying to reach a compromise agreement. But in a sign of the mistrust of his intentions, tens of thousands have continued to protest every Saturday night since.Thursday’s midweek protest was expected to be smaller, but demonstrators are hoping to remind legislators of their presence and their ability to disrupt the country over their opposition to the overhaul.Major roads and intersections in seaside Tel Aviv and elsewhere were choked off by dozens of protesters waving Israeli flags. Demonstrations took place outside the homes of Israel’s ceremonial president and of the country’s National Security Minister Ita...

Marseille, Lens in pivotal game for Champions League spots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

Lens has been almost invincible at home this season. Marseille has been flourishing on the road.The two meet this weekend in the former coal mining town for a showdown likely to decide who ends up runner-up in the French league. And — who knows? — in light of leader PSG’ current troubles, the game in Lens could perhaps produce a credible last-minute challenger for the French title.With five rounds left to play, second-place Marseille has closed the gap to just five points after Lorient inflicted a sixth defeat of the season on PSG with a 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes last weekend.“The title? We are still hoping for it,” said Marseille defender Jonathan Clauss, who will be returning to his former club on Saturday. PSG travels to Troyes on Sunday without Lionel Messi, who has been suspended for taking a trip to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission.Under the guidance of coach Igor Tudor, Marseille has been building its quest for a first French league title since 2010 away from ...

¿Por qué se celebra el Día de Star Wars el 4 de mayo?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

(CNN Español) — “No. Yo soy tu padre”. ¿En qué pensaste al leer esa frase? No es necesario que hayas pensado en un personaje en específico. Pero estamos casi seguros que lo primero que llegó a tu mente fue Star Wars.Si eres de las personas que pensó primero en Darth Vader y luego en Star Wars, seguramente eres un geek de “La guerra de las galaxias” o simplemente un conocedor de la cultura pop. No importa. Para todos ellos, llega una fecha muy especial: el Día de Star Wars (o Star Wars Day).Este día ha ido ganando popularidad con el paso de los años, al punto de que se llevan a cabo eventos en varias partes del mundo para celebrar el mundo creado por George Lucas.Estas son las mejores 5 películas del universo de Star Wars¿Cómo nació el Día de Star Wars?No había mejor día que el 4 de mayo para el festejo, pues el eslogan de la conmemoración es un juego de palabras que une tanto la fecha como una de las frases clásicas de Star Wars:“May the force be ...

No se vislumbra el final de la huelga de guionistas: se rompen las negociaciones y ambas partes se preparan para un largo enfrentamiento

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

(CNN) — Es un guión sin final. Desde que el Sindicato de Guionistas de Estados Unidos (WGA, por sus siglas en inglés) se declaró en huelga el martes, al no llegar a un acuerdo con los grandes estudios, todos ellos representados por la Alianza de Productores Cinematográficos y Televisivos, las dos partes se encuentran en un punto muerto absoluto.Me han dicho que no prosiguieron las negociaciones desde que empezó la huelga y que actualmente no hay sesiones de negociación previstas. Cuando este miércoles por la noche pregunté a un ejecutivo de un estudio cuándo esperan que se reanuden las conversaciones, la persona respondió: “Ni idea, ni idea”.“No hay forma de saberlo”, añadió el ejecutivo.Ambas partes han clavado sus talones en la arena sobre un pequeño número de cuestiones significativas, y ninguna de las partes está dispuesta a ceder por el momento. Después de todo, es imposible llegar a un acuerdo hasta que una condición no negociable para una de las ...

Police outnumber fans as Donald Trump lands in Ireland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday night in Ireland for a brief visit to his golf resort in Doonbeg, County Clare, on the western Atlantic coast.Fewer than a dozen fans greeted him as his motorcade arrived in the village. The smattering of U.S. flags and MAGA hats among people standing by the roadside were greatly outnumbered by Secret Service and Irish police.Trump did, however, receive a typically warm welcome inside the resort, the largest employer in the village with a staff of 300, including a performance by traditional Irish dancers. He traveled to Ireland with his second son, Eric. Reporters at the hotel asked Trump what he thought of Joe Biden’s four-day visit last month to Ireland, when tens of thousands cheered the current U.S. president at walkabouts and rallies. “I didn’t see too much of his visit. I don’t know what he did here,” Trump said.Trump, a vocal backer of Brexit, was also asked for his take on arguments over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern...

In The News for May 4 : Tentative deal reached between CRA, union, ending strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 4 …What we are watching in Canada …The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up.The announcement of a prospective agreement comes after the government and Public Service Alliance of Canada came to separate deals that ended a strike of more than 120,000 other public servants.CRA employees represented by PSAC’s Union of Taxation Employees were still on strike two days after the federal tax-filing deadline.The union is telling members to return to work on May 4 by 11:30 a.m. ET at the latest.In a statement, PSAC said the tentative deal includes wage increases totalling 12.6 per cent compounded over the life of the agreement from 2021-2024, as well as an addi...

Indian army helps defuse clashes in northeastern state

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Indian army soldiers patrolled the streets and enforced a curfew after thousands of people clashed in a remote northeastern state, causing casualties and damage to homes and vehicles, officials said Thursday.Internet services were also suspended for five days in Manipur state bordering Myanmar to stop rumors from spreading on social media, according to N. Biren Singh, the state’s top elected official.“I appeal for calm and return to peace as precious lives have been lost and there have been cases of clashes, arson and vandalism in parts of Manipur,” Singh said in a tweet on Thursday.He did not provide further details and police did not say how many people died or were injured in the violence that erupted on Wednesday after protest marches by up to 10,000 Kukis and members of other tribal communities who are predominantly Christian in Churachandpur and adjoining districts in Manipur state.They were protesting the majority Meitei Hindu community’s demand for a s...

Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

VANCOUVER — Climate change is knocking some Pacific salmon out of alignment with the growth of the ocean plankton they eat to survive, new research says.In the largest data set ever gathered on the timing of juvenile salmon migration, research found the changing climate is causing some salmonpopulations to migrate earlier out of step with plankton blooms that are also affected by changing weather patterns. Lead author Sam Wilson said that as climate change continues the two will match less and less, putting salmon survival at risk.“The coastal ocean is changing in one way and Pacific salmon are changing in a myriad of other ways and those ways don’t always align,” said Wilson, a post-doctoral researcher in the salmon watersheds lab at Simon Fraser University. Numerous species of Pacific salmon are at risk or even endangered for several reasons, including overharvesting and lack of habitat protections. Wilson suggests the response by the young salmon may be a coping...

Queen Elizabeth toonie most popular coin some sellers have seen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:58 GMT

TORONTO — Colin Cutler has been going to coin shows since he was 14 but has never come across a coin as popular as the black-ringed toonie the Royal Canadian Mint released to memorialize the late Queen Elizabeth.“I have never seen a coin with this kind of demand in the 52 years I’ve been doing this,” said the Chatham, Ont. man, who runs Collectors Corner Coins.“There’s never been a coin that’s had this kind of response.”The two-dollar coin with a black band of nickel-plated steel features the late monarch’s effigy in the centre of one side and the usual polar bear on an ice floe on the other. It’s marked 2022, the year of the queen’s death.  The mint produced about five million of the toonies, amounting to about one for every eight Canadians.“So if you had one, seven of your friends couldn’t,” Cutler said.When the coin was due to be released in December, he contacted the mint and was told there were none l...